The Dutiful Witch (The Ward Witches) by Lauren McMinn Read Free Book Online Page B

love it. I wouldn't move back to being single even if I could. I'm not trying to tell you your business, but I do think you should give it a good shot with an open mind. Seb's a good man.”
    “ He is. I'm just so used to being the strong woman who supports myself.”
    “ That gets tiring, though. I remember. Sometimes it's nice to be able to accept help from someone who cares about you. It's definitely nice to know that even if I do something really wrong, I've got people who will back me up and fix the problem. And, whether or not you use it or even realize it, you've got a whole family of people who are there for you whenever you need us. The Wards extended their love to me and then to Melanie when we joined the family. Now it's our chance to extend our love to you. No matter what happens with you and Seb, you have all of us at your back.”
    “ Thanks Skylar.”
    “ No problem. Now let's get you back to the Coven House before I start to embarrass myself by getting too emotional.”
    Seb wasn't back in the apartment when she brought her bags back, so she checked her website and used the supplies Seb had brought over to package orders to go out in the mail the next morning. While she did that, she thought about what Skylar had said. It was true that Seb was giving up a lot of his lifestyle to marry her as well. But then again, if she let Seb determine too much of her life for her, she'd never recover when he got sick of her or wanted to back off on their relationship. True, he couldn't divorce her, but it wasn't altogether unheard of for bonded couples to separate. Fiona felt she wasn't nearly interesting and dynamic enough to hold his attention for too long. She called Melanie to make sure she was doing alright, then turned on the television.
    When Seb returned, he brought Chinese fast food with him. “Some of us decided to get something easy today. Just don't tell Skylar or she'll have my head.”
    “ You ordered for me?”
    “ It's only fair. I let you order for me twice.” He gave her an unrepentant grin.
    “ I know you're not keeping score,” she said with a laugh.
    “ Only when it helps me. How did your shopping trip go?”
    “ Really well. Do you want to see?”
    “ Definitely, but I'll wait until you wear them. By the way, I noticed you're wearing my shirt.”
    Fiona colored. “I meant to change into some of my new clothes, but I got distracted.”
    “ No need to explain. I think it's sexy.”
    “ Really?”
    “ Yes. It's a little reminder of me that you wore all day. And later, after we've finished dinner, I look forward to peeling my shirt off of you. I've been thinking about that all day since you walked into my office wearing that this morning.”
    “ I'd better slow down before I inhale this food.”
    “ Indeed. So how did things go with Skylar?” He looked down at his food to let her say what she needed to say with no pressure. Fiona appreciated that.
    “ She's great. You're lucky to have her as a sister.”
    “ So are you. She's your sister now too, remember?”
    “ That's true. Luckily, she seemed to have as good of a time as I did.”
    “ That's good to hear. By making Skylar and Melanie happy, you've taken huge steps to ensuring that Leo and Justin will like you. And as far as Dymphna goes, don't worry about her. She took a long time to warm up to both Skylar and Melanie, and she can be grating on the best of us.”
    “ Alright.”
    “ Justin said that he'd like to talk to you tomorrow about the information you gave him.”
    “ I hope I can be of some use. I think Melanie's got my interview with her reporter friend scheduled tomorrow too.”
    “ From what he told me at the briefing today, he has a lot more leads to follow up on now than he did before. And apparently, it's rejuvenating his team to have a new batch of information to investigate. You've helped.”
    “ I keep thinking I should have done more, sooner.”
    “ Don't think like that. All we can do is correct what we